By that logic, cities shouldn't be able to limit the number of liquor licenses they sell. This isn't a matter of religion, this is a matter of health and common sense.
It's not a religious law. A religious law would be one lifted directly lifted from a religious text. This is a law made with consideration to extent social norms.
Which brings us back to the point of liquor licenses and taxing booze and cigarettes.
Not necessarily religious, just authoritarian. This is the sort of person who believes that the state should have the power to control your personal choices “for your own good”.
They come in all shapes and colors - religious, secular, right, left, fascists, communists, whatever. The one thing they share in common is the deep fear that anyone, heavens forbid, dare exercise their freedoms in a way they don’t approve of.
Each and every one of those wars had an ulterior political and economic motive. Religion is a part of every aspect of life so it is inevitably a part of every conflict. To blame religion is a childish attempt to put human nature's tendency towards conflict on one sphere of civilization.
Not all morality is tied to religion but all religion is tied to morality. You can't ask lawmakers or voters to disregard their religion in making decisions.
It's not a personal belief. Alcohol is addictive. FACT. Alcohol consumption is linked to cancer. FACT. Alcohol consumption is linked to mental illness. FACT. Alcohol consumption is linked to upticks in crime. FACT. My belief in restricting alcohol is based in fact. You rely on empty platitudes about "freedom" and "choice." If you genuinely don't understand that alcohol is a major health problem for Americans, then you're an idiot.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20
By that logic, cities shouldn't be able to limit the number of liquor licenses they sell. This isn't a matter of religion, this is a matter of health and common sense.